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commitment n.承诺；保证；信奉；献身；委任；交押 (1) 如果你对我们的关系很认真，你就应该给个承诺。(2) 他保证按时付房租。(3) 现在回想起来，我为我一开始就向他保证说我也不期望一段长期的关系而伤感。(4) 有人认为这加快了间断平衡假说的发展，但其他学者倾向于强调这表明了达尔文对渐进论的信奉。(5) 他们正在找一个对这一工作有献身精神的人。 Some commitments are large, like marriage. When you take a job, you're making a commitment to show up and do the job well, and your employer makes a commitment to pay you. There are smaller commitments too. If you said you'd meet a friend at six, that's a commitment — show up or your friend will be mad. You also can speak of commitment as a quality. Staying after school for a study group shows your commitment to good grades.

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英 [kə'mɪtmənt] 美 [kə'mɪtmənt] (1) If you are serious about our relationship, you should make a commitment.(2) He made a commitment to pay the rent on time.(3) It saddens me to recall that I assured him that I had no expectations of a long-term commitment.(4) It has been argued that this anticipated the punctuated equilibrium hypothesis, but other scholars have preferred to emphasise Darwin's commitment to gradualism.(5) They are looking for someone with a real sense of commitment to the job. Making a commitment involves dedicating yourself to something, like a person or a cause. Before you make a commitment, think carefully. A commitment obligates you to do something. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]信奉；忠诚 Commitment is a strong belief in an idea or system.   [oft N to n]...commitment to the ideals of Bolshevism.对布尔什维克主义理想的信奉2[N-COUNT 可数名词]承诺；责任；义务 A commitment is something which regularly takes up some of your time because of an agreement you have made or because of responsibilities that you have. I've got a lot of commitments...我承担了很多责任。Work commitments forced her to uproot herself and her son from Reykjavik.她的工作迫使她和儿子从雷克雅未克搬走。3[N-COUNT 可数名词]承诺；许诺 If you make a commitment to do something, you promise that you will do it.   [usu N to-inf]  [FORMAL 正式]We made a commitment to keep working together...我们承诺继续合作。They made a commitment to peace.他们承诺要维护和平。4[N-VAR 可变名词]收监；送入医院 Commitment is the process of officially sending someone to a prison or to hospital.   [AM 美]in BRIT, use 英国英语用 committal

英语单词	commitment
英美音标	英 [kə'mɪtmənt] 美 [kə'mɪtmənt]
中文释义	n.承诺；保证；信奉；献身；委任；交押
英语例句	(1) If you are serious about our relationship, you should make a commitment. (2) He made a commitment to pay the rent on time. (3) It saddens me to recall that I assured him that I had no expectations of a long-term commitment. (4) It has been argued that this anticipated the punctuated equilibrium hypothesis, but other scholars have preferred to emphasise Darwin's commitment to gradualism. (5) They are looking for someone with a real sense of commitment to the job.
中文例句	(1) 如果你对我们的关系很认真，你就应该给个承诺。 (2) 他保证按时付房租。 (3) 现在回想起来，我为我一开始就向他保证说我也不期望一段长期的关系而伤感。 (4) 有人认为这加快了间断平衡假说的发展，但其他学者倾向于强调这表明了达尔文对渐进论的信奉。 (5) 他们正在找一个对这一工作有献身精神的人。
vocabulary简明	Making a commitment involves dedicating yourself to something, like a person or a cause. Before you make a commitment, think carefully. A commitment obligates you to do something.
vocabulary扩展	Some commitments are large, like marriage. When you take a job, you're making a commitment to show up and do the job well, and your employer makes a commitment to pay you. There are smaller commitments too. If you said you'd meet a friend at six, that's a commitment — show up or your friend will be mad. You also can speak of commitment as a quality. Staying after school for a study group shows your commitment to good grades.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]信奉；忠诚 Commitment is a strong belief in an idea or system. [oft N to n] ...commitment to the ideals of Bolshevism. 对布尔什维克主义理想的信奉 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]承诺；责任；义务 A commitment is something which regularly takes up some of your time because of an agreement you have made or because of responsibilities that you have. I've got a lot of commitments... 我承担了很多责任。 Work commitments forced her to uproot herself and her son from Reykjavik. 她的工作迫使她和儿子从雷克雅未克搬走。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]承诺；许诺 If you make a commitment to do something, you promise that you will do it. [usu N to-inf] [FORMAL 正式] We made a commitment to keep working together... 我们承诺继续合作。 They made a commitment to peace. 他们承诺要维护和平。 4 [N-VAR 可变名词]收监；送入医院 Commitment is the process of officially sending someone to a prison or to hospital. [AM 美] in BRIT, use 英国英语用 committal

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